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Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026 dives deep into key topics for supply chain to help you address your organization's mission-critical challenges.

Plan With Insight. Deliver With Impact.

In a rapidly evolving landscape, supply chain planning leaders must seize the moment. Join us to build future‑ready teams, advance AI‑driven and digital planning, elevate performance, and drive lasting agility and impact. The time to act is now.

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Monday, 05 October, 2026

09:30 AM - 10:15 AM BST

Gartner Opening Keynote: The Planning Illusion: Escaping the Certainty Trap
Atul Dighe, VP Analyst, Gartner
Volatility is no longer a temporary disruption—it is structural. As business accelerates and technology outpaces our ability to adapt, organizations continue to pour investments into planning. Yet, despite these efforts, supply chain leaders still struggle to build plans that actually keep execution aligned with strategy.

AI is rising as the “solution” to everything, but more intelligence has not translated into better outcomes. The new environment requires planning leaders to refocus from outdated planning paradigms back the core planning purpose: enabling better decisions. ... Show More Show Less

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM BST

Kinaxis: Close the Decision Gap
Ruth Abbott, BUSINESS CONSULTANT, Kinaxis
Chris Warren, BUSINESS CONSULTANT, Kinaxis
Disruptions don't hurt your supply chain. Slow decisions do. While teams gather data, validate assumptions, and chase alignment, opportunities disappear and costs grow.
See how Kinaxis combines concurrent planning with AI agents that help planners anticipate change, evaluate scenarios, and orchestrate decisions across the supply chain. Because competitive advantage doesn't come from seeing change first. It comes from acting on it first. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BST

Beyond Best Practice: Why M&OP Fits for Retail Planning
Tessa Mahon, Director Analyst, Gartner
Traditional S&OP no longer fits retail. Merchandise and operations planning connects merchant vision, financial targets and operational capacity in one integrated rhythm. M&OP shifts planning from a supply chain exercise to a cross-functional decision process to align assortment choices, cost to serve, network constraints and investment decisions. CSCOs can use M&OP to reduce inventory distortion, improve margin and create a predictable and transparent planning environment. Learn practical ways for shifting governance, roles and decision rights to make planning a shared enterprise responsibility. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM BST

Market Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Tools
Vicky Forman, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Due to ongoing supply chain volatility and change, the ability to review the supply chain network design is required increasingly frequently. Technology is utilized to support these reviews in a structured and scalable way. This session assesses the supply chain network design tools market, and summarizes the applications, capabilities and trends for the future. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BST

Peer Meetup: Empowering the Innovation Mindset in Planning Teams (Participant-Driven Discussion)
Innovation doesn’t happen just because teams are told to “think differently.” It takes the right leadership, culture and conditions to help planners challenge assumptions, experiment with new ideas and turn disruption into enterprise value.
Join fellow planning leaders for a candid peer exchange on how you’re inspiring teams to approach challenges with curiosity, creativity and a growth mindset. This informal, small-group meetup is designed for practical idea sharing and peer-to-peer networking, without Gartner facilitation. Come ready to compare what’s working, discuss what gets in the way and explore how peers are building more innovative planning teams. Please make every effort to attend, as your peers will be looking forward to meeting with you. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BST

Peer Meetup: Heads of Planning — How are You Organizing Your Team for What’s Next? (Participant-Driven Discussion)
New technologies, processes and business expectations are reshaping how planning teams need to work. For Heads of Planning, the challenge is not just adopting new capabilities — it’s designing teams that can collaborate effectively, move faster and deliver stronger business outcomes.
Join fellow Heads of Planning for a candid peer exchange on how leaders are evolving team structures, roles and ways of working to set planners up for success. This informal, small-group meetup is designed for practical idea sharing and peer-to-peer networking, without Gartner facilitation. Come ready to discuss what organizational models are working, where handoffs or silos are slowing progress and how peers are building high-performing, cross-functional planning teams. Please make every effort to attend, as your peers will be looking forward to meeting with you. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BST

Peer Meetup: Solving the Data Quality Problem (Participant-Driven Discussion)
Bad data creates bad plans — and the consequences show up fast in the form of missed forecasts, stockouts, excess inventory and eroded trust in planning decisions. Join fellow planning leaders for a candid peer exchange on how teams are improving data quality, strengthening governance and building confidence in the numbers.
This informal, small-group meetup is designed for practical idea sharing and peer-to-peer networking, without Gartner facilitation. Come ready to discuss what’s working, where data quality breaks down and how other leaders are tackling accuracy, completeness and integrity challenges. Please make every effort to attend, as your peers will be looking forward to meeting with you. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BST

Roundtable: How Are Planning Leaders Changing Their Leadership Model in the Age of AI?
Noha Samara, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
As AI transforms supply chain planning, leaders must rethink not only how teams work, but also how success is measured and how organizations are structured. Traditional planning roles, performance measures, and leadership approaches are being challenged by increasing automation, AI-enabled decision support, and new ways of working.

Join this facilitated interactive discussion to share experiences and learn how peers are measuring planner success, encouraging the right behaviors, and introducing new roles and career paths to maximize the value of both human and digital capabilities. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BST

Roundtable: Perfect Forecasts, Perfectly Wrong: When Monthly Plans Meet Weekly Reality
Marko Pukkila, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Many organizations chase higher forecast accuracy, only to see their factories overreact when high-level monthly buckets collide with granular weekly master schedules. Join this facilitated interactive discussion with peers to explore how misaligned planning cadences and poorly managed forecast-consumption windows create phantom demand spikes, driving costly changeovers, emergency runs and inventory build-ups. Discuss how to leverage integrated S&OP to validate demand spikes, address phantom demand and unconsumed forecast, and engage leadership on response decisions impacting P&L.
Planning Essentials Spotlight Track: This session delivers must-have insights for Planning Leaders to succeed in their roles. ... Show More Show Less

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“Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit provided excellent insights into the latest planning trends and technologies. The mix of [insights], case studies and analyst one-on-one sessions offered real value and actionable take-aways.”

Artem Movchan
Head of Supply Chain Planning, Autodoc

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